Corn pad



June 14, 193s. H. R. HARTLEY 2,12o;465

CORN PAD Filed Dec. 18, 1935 INVENTDR HERBERT F?. HAHTLEY EY MQW/Zh AJTYPatented June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CORN PAD Herbert R.Hartley, Chicago, Ill.

Application December 18, 1935, Serial No. 54,970

2 Claims.

The invention relates to corn pads designed to protect or shield apainful area on the toe or other part of the human foot from pressure,and the objects are to provide such a pad which is easily andconveniently adjustable to different areas, which is of reducedthickness in the fore part thereof to eliminate rearward pressure on thepainful area, which may be conveniently and securely attached, and whichprovides for medication, all with a view toward the provision of such apad which is conveniently applied and which promotes the comfort of thewearer.

The invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing in which- Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a corn pad embodyingmy invention and showing it in its normal form and before application;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the same showing it in adjusted form ashereinafter described;

Figure 3 is a partial section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the medicament element of the pad; and

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2 and showing theaforesaid medicament element applied. v

Referring to the drawing, I designates a generally crescent shaped padof felt or other cushioning material. The bottom surface of this pad isprovided with a usual adhesive, indicated at 2. The top longitudinalcorners of this pad are rounded or beveled for an obvious reason, asindicated at 3 in Figure 5, and the ends thereof are tapered, asindicated at 4 in Figure 3, for a purpose hereinafter referred to.

A backing member 5 of fabric or similar material has its main portion ofgenerally crescent shape and is superposed on the pad I. The bottomsurface of the member 5 is'provided with a usual adhesive, indicated at6, and the pad is thereby secured to the backing member, the adhesive 2and 6 being of the type usually used on medical or physicians adhesivetape and being adapted to adhere to a persons skin.

The ends of the crescent shaped or main portion of the backing member 5extend beyond the ends of the pad I, as indicated at 'I, and do notoverlap normally as shown in Figure 1.

As indicated in Figure 1, the normal area circumscribed by the crescentshape of the pad and the backing member is relatively large. However,when the pad is applied to a persons foot, the area circumscribed by thepad is reduced by constricting the crescent shape of the pad to adjustthe same to the instant condition, as indicated in (Cl. 12S- 153) Figure2, in which condition the extending ends l of the backing member 5overlap and serve to retain the pad in adjusted condition, it beingunderstood, however, that the pad may be used in the adjustmentcondition shown in Figure 1 or expanded therefrom to meet an instantcondition.

The backing member 5 is provided with oppositely disposed outwardlyprojecting integral securing arms 8 for further securing the pad inplace, particularly where the pad is applied to a toe in which casethese arms are wrapped about the toe.

It will be noted that the pad is of reduced thickness on one portion ofthe area circumscribed thereby, the tapered ends 4 of the pad I servingto produce a gradual reduction of thickness, and it is the intentionthat the reduced thickness portion of the pad be placed forwardly withreference to the foot of the user in order that the usual rearwardpressure of the users shoe may not displace or tend to displace thepad,- thus serving to prevent displacement and pain resulting fromdisplacement or rearward pressure on the pad.

In order that a medicament may be used with the pad without interferingwith its adjustability or the application of the pad in the properposition, I provide a disklike member 9 of fabric or similar materialwhich has its bottom surface provided with a usual adhesive, indicatedat I0, such as above described, and mount a medicament or pad carrying amedicament, indicated at II, centrally on the member 9, as shown inFigures 4 and 5.

Where it is desired to use the medicament carrying member 9, the pad isfirst applied in adjusted condition and thereafter the member 9 isadhered, by the adhesive I0, on the upper surface of the backing member5 in covering relation with the area circumscribed by the pad and withthe medicament I I projecting downwardly within the opening of the padto perform its` intended function, as shown in Figure 5.

I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of my inventiondescribed herein, but having thus described my invention I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent the following:

1. An article of the character described comprising a generally crescentshaped pad and a similarly shaped backing element secured thereto andhaving its ends extending beyond the ends of said pad and normally notoverlapping each other, said pad and backing element being adapted to beadjusted in their plane to adjust the size ed to be adjusted in theirplane to adjust the size of the area circumscribed thereby and saidextending ends of the backing element being adapted to overlap in aconstricted adjustment of the pad and backing element, said backingelement being provided with oppositely disposed outwardly projectingintegral securing arms, and a disklike medicament carrying memberadapted to be adhered on the outer surface of said backing element afterthe pad is applied in adjustment and 10 covering said area.

HERBERT R. HARTLEY.

